Game.



F. G. BARKOW.

GAME.

APPLlcAloN FILED MAR.1,1917.

` Patented Ja... 15, 1918.

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l, s in FRANK G. BARKOW, CF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

GAME.Y

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented dan. Elli. i918.

Application filed March l, 1917. Serial No. 151,683.

To aZZ tv/wm z't may Concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK G. Bannow, a citizen otl the United States, residing at Los ngeles, in the county or' Los Angeles and rjtate of Calit'ornia, have invented new and useful improvements in Grainesa vot which the following is a specification.

'Qlhis invention relates to a game.

lt is an object ot' this invention to provide a game which may be played by one or more players and which is so arranged as to permit various scores to be obtained by the players by chance.

Another object of this invention is to provide a game of the above character which may be played without possibility of any of the players influencing' the scoring members of the game in a manner to alter their course or' travel or cause them to move in a particular direction.

It is a further object to provide a game board which will act in an automatic inanner t0 release scoring members consecutively and individually without manipulation by one of the players, said board being simple in its construction and operation.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated by way of eX- ample, in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a View in plan elevation illus-- trating' the game board and disclosing the board and the scoring means mounted thereupon.

Fig'. 2 is a view in side elevation illustrating` the game board particularly disclosing' the compartment and mechanism for hold@ ing and releasing' the scoring elements.

F ig. 3 is a view in end elevation with parts broken away illustrating' the game board and particularly disclosing the runways provided for the scoring' elements and the release mechanism therefor.

Fig. 4 is a view in section and elevation as seen on the line 4-l of Fig'. 3 illustrating' the release mechanism and the manner in which it is automatically actuated by the scoring elements.

Referring' more particularly to the drawings, 10 indicates a substantially horizontal board which is bounded along' its opposite sides by vertically extending' flanges 11 and 12. The forward end of the board is closed and is fitted with a series of parallel compartments 13. These compartments are arranged across the foot end of the board 1n parallel relation to each other and are here shown as consecutively numbered from one to twelve. r.the opposite or head end of the board is fitted with a vertical superstructure ill. This structure is provided as a recepn tacle and a run-way for scoring' elements l5. heV run-way is formed or' channels which are arranged in Zig-zag' relation across the end of the board and beneath each other, as shown in Fig'. 3 ot' the drawings. @penings 1G are formed in the floor of each channel at its lower end so that the elements may fall through and pass along` the underlying channel which lies in diagonal relation thereto. The upper channel of the structure is provided as a receptacle for the scaring` elements, here shown as marbles.

The scoring' elements are retained in the channel at the top of the superstructure by means of a finger 17. rl`his linger is adapted to be automatically actuated by the move ment of the marbles, to release marbles from the compartment and permit them to run along the run-ways. This is accom plished by means of a detent 18 which is pivotally mounted upon a pivot bolt 19 and is fixed to move with the finger 17. This detent hangs downwardly into a trough :'20 along' Vwhich the marbles finally pass from the run-ways on the game board. The dc tent is weighted and, as the marble passes along' the trough, is raised to swing' the .finger in the direction indicated by the arrow -cz-. This will release a marble from the top run-way7 after which the linger will lall in place to hold the remaining' marbles. m The trough 2O is shown in the preferred construction as placed at one side of the game board and in communication with a chute 21 leading' to the center of the board. Mounted upon the board and positioned between the mouth ot the chute and the compartments 13 is a series ot' obstructor pins Q2. rl`hese pins are arranged in rows and the individual pin members are staggered in relation to each other. A suilicient distance occurs between the pins to allow the marbles to pass at random between the pins and finally come to rest within one of the compartments, thereby registering' a score.

lVhen the game is to be played, a number of marbles is positioned at the top ot the run-way and held by the linger l?. When the gaine is started, one of the marbles is released .from the top of the run-way and allowed to pursue its zig-Zag course of travel down to the board. When it reaches the bottoni ot the trough along which it passes it will lift the detent and cause the finger to he swung out of an obstructing position, thus permitting one ot the marbles to be released, after which the weight of the detentwill swing the linger back in position until again actuated by the `inarble previously released. The niarbles will roll outupon the gaine board and down the inclined floor among the pins 22, after which they7 Will finally come to rest Within the compartments. ln this nianner the game will be played without possibility of manipulation of the scoring elements by the players and the result of the gaine will therefore be entirely a inatter of chance.

lt will thus be seen that the gaine here disclosed is simple in its construction and operation and may be easily played and that it may be built in a ssbstantia l manner.

Vhile I have shown the piet-erred construction of iny gaine as een' known to ine7 it will lbe understood that various changes in the combination, construction7 and arrangement ot parts iiiay be made by those skilled in the art Without departing troni the spirit of iny invention.

l claim:

l. A gaine comprising a horizontal board having iianges extending' along its sides, means forming a-series ot' parallel compartinents at the toot of the board, a traine extending upwardlyY at the head of the board, an inclined ball receptacle at the top ot the frame across the end ot' the board, channels forming a zig-zag run-Way troni the lower end of the ball receptacle to near the bottoni of the traine; there being an opening in the lower end ot each channel discharging `into the head Vof `the next channel and there being an opening in the lower end of the receptacle discharging into the head ot the irst channel; a pivoted finger extending lacross the-lower end ot the receptacle'to hold tie balls in the receptacle, ay trough leading trom the lower end of the lower channel;

said trough discharging to tliezboard; and a detent extending iroin the pivoted finger into said trough; said detent and nger :t'orn'iing an escapement so that when started the 'passage of a ball along the trough will operate the detent to operate the yfinger to release another ball.

Q'. ln a gaine, a, boardya traine extending upwardly .troni the board, a receptacle mounted at the top of the 'frame and having a discharge opening; the Hoor of the receptacle being inclined toward the opening;

a series ot channels mounted in the tramo one above the other; said receptacle dis-` v i e the passage ot a. ball to the board will operi ate the leverto release the next balh and the device will .continue to operate untilthe stoclrot Aballs is exhausted.

ln testimony whereof l have signed nii'.

name to this speciiication.

FRANK G. Bastioni Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each. by addressing the Commissioner oatents, Washington, D. C. i 

